Is Selling Your Amazon Seller Account Legal? What You Need to Know
The Short Answer
Yes, selling your Amazon Seller account is legal. It is not against any law in the United States or anywhere else. Thousands of sellers do it every year.
However, it does require proper legal protection and a secure process. Here's everything you need to know.
Amazon's Terms of Service
Amazon's Terms of Service state that accounts are non-transferable. This means Amazon does not officially facilitate or endorse account transfers. However, this is a contractual term, not a law — and it applies to the relationship between you and Amazon, not to any criminal or civil statute.
In practice, account transfers happen regularly in the e-commerce industry. The key is doing it properly.
How We Protect You: The Legal Framework
1. Asset Purchase Agreement (APA)
Every CashForStores transaction is backed by a legally binding Asset Purchase Agreement. This is the same type of contract used in multi-million dollar FBA business acquisitions.
The APA covers:
- Exact terms of the transfer
- Purchase price and payment timeline
- Representations and warranties from both parties
- Dispute resolution procedures
- Compliance obligations
2. Escrow.com Protection
All payments go through Escrow.com, which is regulated by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. They've processed over $7 billion in secure transactions.
Here's how it works:
- We create a transaction on Escrow.com
- We fund the escrow account with the purchase price
- You verify the funds are secured
- We complete the transfer together
- Escrow releases the funds to your bank account
- Anti-linking setup to prevent Amazon from connecting your old identity to the new one
- Video verification during the transfer session
- Step-by-step guidance — you're never left guessing what happens next
Your money is never at risk. If anything goes wrong, Escrow returns the funds.
3. Verified Transfer Process
Our transfer process includes:
What About My Other Amazon Services?
This is important: your Seller Account email is connected to other Amazon services — Prime, Kindle, Audible, your Buyer Account. Selling the Seller Account means losing access to all of these.
You can create a new Buyer Account afterward, but everything tied to the current login will be disconnected. We make sure you understand this before moving forward.
1,600+ Safe Transfers Since 2020
We've completed over 1,600 account transfers since 2020 with a refined 10-14 day protocol. Our 4.8-star Trustpilot rating reflects our commitment to doing this the right way.
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